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NEW! CSPC-T May Newsletter
Read up on what's new in the CSPC-T newsletter, full of events, publications and news you won't want to miss.
May 2008 newsletter - PDF
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Inclusive Communities - May 15
CSPC-T is co-sponsoring "Social Mix and Inclusive Communities: An International Perspective," featuring an international panel of experts:
Kathryn Arthurson (Australia), Marie-Hélène Bacqué & Yankel Fijalkow (Paris), Gary
Bridge & Tom Slater (Bristol), Annick Germain & Damaris Rose (Montreal)
Thursday, May 15, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
252 Bloor Street West, OISE Auditorium
OISE building, 1st floor, University of Toronto
at the St. George subway station, Bedford Rd. exit
See poster.
Armine on Global TV documentary - May 12 and 24
Please tune on Saturday May 24 at 7 p.m. on Global TV for a repeat of The Debt Trap, the documentary about Canada's consumer debt crisis.
This documentary makes the links between growing debt and the growing gap, and includes several clips with CSPC-T Senior Research Associate Armine Yalnizyan. There will also be a free screening of The Debt Trap by Parkdale-High Park MP Peggy Nash at the Revue Cinema in Roncesvalles - tickets are first-come, first-served.
CSPC-T launches monthly research and policy forum
As a follow-up to our research roundtable, CSPC-T is launching a monthly research and policy forum to provide a space for discussion of emerging policy issues and sharing of new research. Please join us on Monday, May 26 at 9:30 a.m. for a consultation on the City of Toronto’s Housing Opportunities Toronto (HOT) document. The HOT document is the City’s first step in developing a 10-year affordable housing plan for Toronto.
The June 23 forum will feature Ann Decter and Navjeet Sidhu.
More information and registration info
Lobbyist Registrar Member Forum - May 5
The City of Toronto has created a Lobbyist Registry, and many community organizations are wondering: Can I still talk to my City Councillor? Find our more at the CSPC-T member forum on May 5, from 9 am to 12 pm. We are pleased to have Marilyn Abraham, the new Lobbyist Registrar, joining us for this event. See full details here.
To register for this event, contact Mary Micallef at mmary@cspc.toronto.on.ca, or 416-351-0095 x 251. Registration for this event is limited to CSPC-T individual and agency members (for this event, 2007 members will be admitted, but it is a great opportunity to renew!). Membership information is available online or from Mary Micallef at mmary@cspc.toronto.on.ca or 416-351-0095 x 251.
Regularizing non-status immigrants
CSPC-T calls for a regularization program for non-status immigrants. Click here to read our submission to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration for its cross-Canada hearings on undocumented and migrant workers.
It's Your Call Report Release
"It's Your Call: The Impact of the HRSDC 2004 Call for Proposals Process on Toronto's Community Sector" was released on April 2, at the Ralph Thornton Centre Auditorium.
In 2004, the federal government changed how it funded employment and training programs to a Call for Proposals process. The process created disruption to service deliverers, threatened the existence of a number of organizations, and damaged continuity and quality of service for clients.
This research documents the costs of this change to organizations, governments and clients, and recommends ways to improve the funding relationships between governments and non-profit service providers.
Read the full report
Read the executive summary
Tell us what you thought. Fill out our research feedback form
CSPC-T Deputation: "Everyone Needs to Play" - Feb. 21 Update
The City of Toronto discussed the Everyone Gets to Play proposal at a Feb. 21 meeting. Click here to read the summary of the discussion and recommendations.
Research Networks
Several participants at CSPC-T’s Research Roundtable expressed interest in taking part in ongoing research networks. Interested in participating? Click here to find out more.
SPACE Coalition's Top Ten
CSPC-T plays an active part on the SPACE (Saving Public Access to Community space Everywhere) Coalition. Check out the top ten reasons
to support better community access to school space here.
Good news ! The Ontario government has announced increased funding for Community Use of Schools...read more.
Research Roundtable material online
Thank you to all who attended the CSPC-T Research Roundtable on January 22. It was a great opportunity to connect. Presentations and participant information from the roundtable is now available on the site, and on our Facebook. Click here to view.
Join CSPC-T on Facebook!
CSPC-T's online community is buzzing on Facebook - join our group for more up-to-date news and info, and connect to friends and colleagues. Click here to join our group.
TVO's The Agenda - Conquering Poverty
Be sure to check out the video or podcast of The Agenda from the episode "Conquering Poverty" where Senior Research Associate Armine Yalnizyan was a guest - click here!
Council urges Parliamentary pursuit of social and economic justice.
Read
Carol Goar's column with commentary by Armine Yalnizyan in the Toronto Star - December 19, 2007
NEW! Armine Yalnizyan on TVO's The Agenda
Armine Yalnizyan, the CSPC-T’s Director of Research, will be taping a discussion on “Long-Tern Solutions to Poverty” for Steve Paikin’s TVO show, The Agenda. The show will be aired on December 21, and other panelists for this discussion include: SFU Prof John Richards, Maclean’s Magazine Editor-at-Large Peter Shawn Taylor, former PC Cabinet Minister Janet Ecker, Ryerson Professor Grace-Edward Galabuzi and Peter Frampton of the Learning Enrichment Foundation.Also, read Armine's presentation to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women regarding Gender Budgeting.
NEW! Schools@theCentre Report Available
The CSPC-T hosted the “Schools@theCentre” Conference on February 16 and 17, 2007, to look at the issue of what our schools could be. The proceedings from that thought-provoking event, including the keynote address by Penny Milton, CEO of the Canadian Education Association, are now available online here.
LOST IN THE SHUFFLE REPORT RELEASED - OCT 1
Listen to CBC's The Current podcast
Read the front-page Toronto Star article A groundbreaking new report on the state of homeless children in the education system was released by the Community Social Planning Council of Toronto and Aisling Discoveries Child and Family Centre on Monday, Oct. 1. Lost in the Shuffle - the first report of its kind in Canada - shows how thousands of homeless children each year are needlessly slipping through the cracks of Toronto’s education system – and how to prevent this from happening.
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Check out the new 25 in 5 website:
News and articles: 25 in 5 Network response to the 2007 Ontario Throne Speech - Nov. 30
Social Planning Network of Ontario response to the 2007 Ontario Throne Speech - Nov. 30
Text of the 2007 Ontario Throne Speech - Nov. 29
Op-ed by John Campey (CSPC-T) Uzma Shakir (The Colour of Poverty) and Doris Grinspun (RNAO) on behalf of the 25 in 5 Network - Urging Ontario to take a real stand against poverty -Nov. 25
CSPC-T and Campaign 2000 call for a living wage now - Sept. 19, The Toronto Star
Campaign 2000 and the Social Planning Network of Ontario call for politicians to reduce child poverty - Sept. 12
25 in 5 calls on provincial leaders to reduce poverty
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